Locator

With the Locator function, an IO-Link device can be found again by starting signaling on the LED of the device using a system command. Signaling can be stopped with another system command.

The functionality corresponds to the specification in the IO-Link Common Profile – Locator function class.

ISDU

Locator Timeout

The Locator Timeout parameter sets the duration of the Locator signal that is displayed via LEDs. The value is specified in minutes. The value range from 1 to 30 minutes is allowed. The parameter is reset by Application Reset and Factory Reset (also see section Reset Commands).

Name Index Subindex Access Length Data Type Data Storage Default
Locator timeout 0x00FE (254) 0 R/W 1 byte UINT8 Yes 10

System Commands

Command Value Device Action
0x7E (126) Start Locator
0x7F (127) Stop Locator